Alabama was able to defeat the Buffaloes of Colorado with a fourth quarter rally led by the Tide's quarterback, Jay Barker, by a score of 30-25. David Palmer would open Bama's scoring with his 52 yard punt return for a touchdown in the first. The only points that the Tide could manage in the second came on a Matt Wethington field goal, and Bama trailed at the half, 12-10. Bama would score a pair of third quarter touchdowns on a 13 yard Barker touchdown pass to Siran Stacy and on a 12 yard Barker pass to Kevin Lee. In the fourth, Barker would hit David Palmer for a 5 yard game-winning touchdown pass. The 1991 squad finished with a record of 11-1 and with a 30-25 victory over Colorado in the Blockbuster Bowl for coach Gene Stallings.